GANGTOK, Jan 16: A 47-year-old woman from Kolkata died while vacationing in the high-altitude North Sikkim on Friday, officials said.
The woman was on a vacation to the Himalayan state along with her family. She was suffering from shortness of breath, and also vomited a few times after reaching Lachung. Despite her condition, she visited Zero Point at 15,300 ft for sightseeing on Thursday, they said.
Around 2 am, she developed acute symptoms of altitude sickness and was rushed to the Lachung Army Field Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, officials said.
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It is suspected that high altitude sickness could be the cause of the death since Lachung is also at an elevation of 9,600 ft, they said.
A case of unnatural death was registered, and an investigation started, they added. (PTI)
